Why Are We Still Talking About the 405? Here’s Why:

Billions will soon be sunk into the Sepulveda Pass, the windy route traversed by the I-405 Freeway.

LA Metro released plans for a rail line from Sherman Oaks to the Westside. Price tag: Anywhere from $17 billion to $30 billion, and it wouldn’t be ready till 2033 at the earliest.

Elon Musk wants to build his own tunnel through the pass.

This follows on the $1.3 billion already spent to add carpool lanes, improve ramps and overpasses. That construction brought us the Jamzilla, the Rampture and Carmageddon

Construction ended in May 2014. But rush hour traffic has only gotten worse. We looked at five years of rush hour speeds on the section of the 405 where Musk wants to build his tunnel. (Spoiler: It’s not pretty.)